Art Rooney Pace

Art Rooney Pace
Location Yonkers, New York
Inaugurated 1989
Race type Open harness race for standardbred pacers
Website The Hambletonian Society, Inc.
Race information
Distance 1 mile
(1,609 metres or 8 furlongs)
Surface Dirt, 1/2 mile oval
Track Yonkers Raceway
Qualification 3 year olds
Purse $300,000 (2016)

The Art Rooney Pace is an American harness racing event for three-year-old standardbred pacers run each year at Yonkers Raceway with the exception of 2006 when it was hosted by Monticello Raceway. [1] First run in 1989, it is named in honor of Art Rooney (1901-1988), owner of several racetracks, including Yonkers, plus the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.

Records

Most wins by a driver
Most wins by a trainer
Stakes record

Art Rooney Pace winners

Year
 Winner
 Driver
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
Purse
2016 Missile J Brian Sears Linda Toscano KJ Stables & Purple Haze Stables 1:53 0/0 $300,000
2015 In The Arsenal Brian Sears Kelvin Harrison White Birch Farm & In The Arsenal Racing 1:51 2/5 $300,000
2014 All Bets Off Matt Kakaley Ron Burke Burke Racing, Weaver Bruscemi, et al. 1:52 2/5 $300,000
2013 Doctor Butch George Brennan Linda Toscano Ken Jacobs 1:51 2/5 $275,000
2012 Pet Rock Brian Sears Virgil Morgan, Jr. Frank Bellino 1:51 0/0 $306,204
2011 See You At Peelers Marcus Johansson Jimmy Takter John & Jim Fielding 1:53 1/5 $307,734
2010 One More Laugh Tim Tetrick Ray Schnittker RaySchnittker, Mathias Meinzinger, Jerry Silva 1:53 3/5 $250,000
2009 If I Can Dream George Brennan Tracy Brainard Bulletproof Enterprises 1:52 1/5 $421,850
2008 Badlands Nitro Brian Sears George Teague, Jr. George Teague, Jr. & John Celii 1:52 4/5 $538,270
2007 Southwind Lynx Tim Tetrick George Teague, Jr. K&R Racing & Teague Inc. 1:52 3/5 $1,000,000
2006 Gimmebackmybullets Stephane Bouchard Edward Hart Legacy Racing Stable 1:55 3/5 $490,904
2005 No Race No Race No Race No Race 0:00 0/0 0:00.00
2004 No Race No Race No Race No Race 0:00 0/0 0:00.00
2003 No Pan Intended David Miller Ivan Sugg Peter Pan Stables Inc. (Robert Glazer) 1:54 1/5 $273,983
2002 Ashlee's Big Guy David Miller Thomas Artandi Jim Wheeler, Philip & Dana Steinberg 1:53 4/5 $332,784
2001 Fully Loaded Luc Ouellette Arthur McIlmurray David Scharf & Brian Pinske Stable 1:51 4/5 $305,569
2000 Gallo Blue Chip Daniel Dubé Mark Ford Martin Scharf 1:52 4/5 $319,164
1999 Bolero Master John Campbell Jean-Laurier Drolet Bolero Stable (Paul Deslauriers) 1:53 4/5 $303,995
1998 Shady Character Jim Morrill, Jr. Brett Pelling Sanford & Corinne Goldfarb 1:53 3/5 $333,282
1997 Western Dreamer Michel Lachance William Robinson Matthew J., Patrick J. Jr. & Daniel J. Daly 1:53 2/5 $308,083
1996 Firm Belief Michel Lachance Gene Riegle Brittany Farms 1:55 0/0 $304,183
1995 Village Connection Paul MacDonell William Wellwood Wellwood Stables Inc. 1:55 0/0 $276,188
1994 Cam's Card Shark John Campbell William Robinson Jeffrey S. Snyder 1:52 4/5 $377,430
1993 Life Sign John Campbell Gene Riegle Brittany Farms 1:52 1/5 $301,760
1992 Survivor Gold Jack Moiseyev William Robinson Lobro Stables, J. & L. Aarts & Robert H. Grand Holdings 1:53 3/5 $329,950
1991 Precious Bunny Jack Moiseyev William Robinson R. Peter Heffering 1:53 4/5 $383,555
1990 Jake And Elwood John Campbell Ken Seeber Louis P. Guida 1:55 0/0 $304,127
1989 Kick Up A Storm Ron Waples 1:56 1/5 $300,000

References

  1. ↑ The Hambletonian Society, Inc. Retrieved October 11, 2016
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